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Comments Due Oct. 19 on Railroad Waiver for PTC Safety Plan Requirements

Parties have through Oct. 19 to comment on a petition by the Association of American Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association asking the Federal Railroad Administration for waiver of a requirement they file a request for…

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amendment each time they make changes to their positive train control systems or safety plan. Petitioners said the modification process “is a time consuming and significant undertaking for both FRA and railroad staff, involving submission of a voluminous amount of information and likely a lengthy review and approval process,” said Wednesday's Federal Register. The docket is FRA-2020-0068.